The Viscount Who Loved Me (Bridgertons #2)

This book really is superb. It’s my third time reading it (though it’s been 8 or more years since the last time), but it still doesn’t get old.

This is the Bridgerton book with the famous Pall Mall (aka Croquet) scene. It really is HILARIOUS! I could not stop laughing and I even knew what was coming!

This book is an excellent example of how the enemies to lovers trope should be written. It’s enemies-to-friends-to-lovers, the absolute best kind of trope! I hate it when a couple is enemies, but are overwhelmed by their sexual attraction, until the last ten pages. The relationship between Kate and Anthony perfectly progresses, the story giving each character reasons to hate each other as well as start to respect and like each other. By 50%, they have decided they both respect and like each other and have a whole conversation coming to an understanding. Then they fall in love it’s flawless.

There are some very funny and entertaining scenes in this book that made me laugh out loud! Ms. Quinn wrote two characters who aren’t perfect, but are perfect for each other. They really understand one another and it’s beautiful.

There’s two love scenes, wedding night and then a few months later. Plus a bit a heavy petting and kissing scenes.

After watching Bridgertons on Netflix I went ahead and read this book to continue the fun. And yes it was fun! Predictable in many ways, silly, and very fun. I devoured it in about 2 days.

I only gave it 3 stars because I have one big concern about a scene in the book. I very much hope they soften this issue if they adapt it for netflix. Anthony and Kate have a very “Jack and Diane from cheers/Jess and Nick from new girl” sort of energy. Which is fun overall and totally fine. However, towards the beginning of the book there is a scene in the office that would fit the definition of sexual assault in my opinion. Especially given the huge power differentials between men and women at the time, age, experience, wealth. She is scared of him in this scene. It isn’t cute or funny. Not romantic, actually extreamly upsetting and not ok. If Netflix doesn’t fix this for the show there will definitely be upset fans.

My favorite! Anthony and Kate argue, they bicker, they banter, they get compromised, honestly what else do you want out of a romance novel? Oh duh, love and they have that too! Anthony is convinced he is going to marry this season because he cannot outlive his father and he is sure of who he will marry, the diamond of the season Kate’s sister Edwina and the only problem standing in his way is Kate herself! Edwina declared to everyone at a public event that she could only marry if her older sister Kate approved which is very much not normal in London Society but Anthony decides to take up the challenge and woo both women one to marry, one to gain approval from. The only issue is he is falling in love with the wrong sister. Kate and Anthony are a delight! They bicker and banter so much and the emotional roller coasters they both go through to find their love story make it my favorite book! I love Kate with all my heart and spotting her and Anthony in later books is so much fun! I want more epilogues of just them two, I want stories of their children, I want more Kate! Go pick this one up, I might even suggest just skipping the first in the series and jumping right in here, it would be worth it really!

It was soooo refreshing to read a book that has been well edited, with no grammatical errors or spelling errors, no mis-used words and a plot that flows smoothly with no inconsistencies!

I’ve always loved Julia Quinn’s books, especially the Bridgerton series. I had read this book in hardback a number of years ago, but rereading it was still a joy. In fact, I’m going to reread All of the books in this series. Ms. Quinn is a gifted author with a unique ability to tell an engaging story.

In this story, the H is Anthony B. and the h is Katherine (Kate), who is the overlooked older sister of Edwina. Kate and Edwina’s father had died and the family was on a limited budget. As a result, both sisters were having their first Season together, even though Kate was almost 21 and Edwina was barely 18. Kate screened all the suitors for Edwina’s hand and didn’t want the H to court her because he was a Rake. As far as the H was concerned, Edwina was a perfect match because he didn’t want to love his wife and felt sure that Edwina fit in that regard. In her attempts to protect Edwina, the h and H were constantly at odds. However, that gave the H the opportunity to really get to know the h and he realized that he liked what he saw, even though he was going to have to struggle not to fall in love with the h.

Ms. Quinn draws her characters so well that you feel their emotions with them. There are several mildly described sex scenes, but no profanity except an occasional “damn” from the H. All in all, you can’t go wrong with this book and I would highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys romance books.

I can’t imagine having such a certainty that your gonna die at a particular age. Poor Anthony actually thinking he could control whether or not he falls in love, because that would make dying so much harder. It’s definitely a crazy notion to get in ur head, especially considering that accidents happen all the time and you can die at anytime. There are no guarantees of how long anybody will live. And I’m glad Anthony was able to learn this in the end; to live each day as if is his last and to make the most of it, to love Kate and live life to the fullest. It just goes to show that if we let our fears control us we keep ourselves from living our best lives.

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